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Will

I would advise you; DO NOT GO TO THE SOS SHOW. You would go crazy. I went crazy the year that a dealer brought in maybe 90-100 dress bayonets he had bought a few years before and hadn't changed the price tags. I didn't get to his table until the second day of the show. I don't want to know what I missed. I spent every dime I had at that table.

the closest arms fairs to me are leeds and stockport , i avoid them like the plague , reason being i just know i would spend ! i just cant seem to stop i've bought 7 this year, and its not even feb yet !!!

Nice pieces, Will!

As good...maybe better than money in the bank!
Great group Will! Congrats

thanks guys

Nice pieces there Will :-) You seem to be adding pieces like there is no tomorrow. Keep it up and do keep us posted with new additions to your collection. Would you happen to have a picture of all pieces you have in one picture?

JAN

Very nice Will, I have only added one this year. maybe I will have better luck this spring.


Steve,

I'll have a few for sale at the SOS for those interested.

Any fire pieces?

Or Eickhorns?

John

Jan , I'll post some up this evening

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Originally posted by TKissinger:
I'll have a few for sale at the SOS for those interested.

I'll also have a few KS98's for sale at the SOS - about 30, I think....
Tables C17-18, stop by and say hello.

Sorry Terry & Billy, the flowerpot is staying home!

Holding out the rare ones, smart move.

I'll have a double etched WKC with stag grips, a double etched long bladed Eickhorn 3219 etch and the other side with Aufkl. Abtlg. 4/2 Komp. Sondershaufen, a single etched short bladed eickhorn 3219, and a single etched Klaas long blade see pg.228 of Waynes book.

No Firemans at this time.

Denny, bring the flower pot to tease me.

Denny & Terry,

No flowerpot? Now I know there's no reason to go to the SOS I actually like the time before the SOS, usually attendees are squirreling away their coins to save & there's bargains to be had on Eban.

Great stuff!

You may be familiar with 2 of those Paul, , looking forward to the other 2 , not long now

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Originally posted by will jones:
You may be familiar with 2 of those Paul, , looking forward to the other 2 , not long now

Haha, I thought I have seen the imitation staghorn piece somewhere before .. caugh: http://www.lakesidetrader.com/pics/BA-135d.jpg. Nice catch, I love those.

That said, do do post an overview of your entire collection :-)

JAN

Hi Jan , the pics have been taken , i borrowed my father in laws camera to get some clearer shots , but i forgot the connection lead doh!, they will be up tomorrow evening .
the stag and the combat were my first buys off paul , can only add to the already outstanding good comments about him , ive got the first eickhorn with tropical frog and long horster dress bayo coming in a couple of weeks

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ive got the first eickhorn with tropical frog and long horster dress bayo coming in a couple of weeks

from lakeside!

Hi Jan , some pics as promised , photography slightly better than before but it will get better FIRE BAYOS

Shorties

oops! shorties again!

long ones

combats

there are a few more to add , as and when they arrive , there are a few beat up examples here but i had to have them! i will explain why shortly

the hj is a arthur everts , with all the markings in the right place

Hi Will, thanks for posting. I know I have been pestering you here to post it but it was well worth the wait. I like all of them a lot. It would be great to see short fire pieces as well added in the future. I also like the combat pieces and have yet to add one example into my collection myself. Once more, great and will look forward to seeing more posts from you as your collection grows.

JAN

Will,

Great pictures, thanks for sharing. What are the makers on the fire pieces? Looks like an Eick & WKC in the center?

Jan, glad you like them , i just really love looking at other peoples collections so i'm very happy these are bringing enjoyment to others

Billy, damn right, eick and wkc! the one on the left is unmarked and has a "natural" finish to the blade with lots of crossgraining , on the right is i think not maker marked but distributor marked J.H.W.-E. , seem to remember reading one of your posts regarding the rarity of this mark , so i had to have it , scabbard has seen better days to say the least and there is loads of plating loss , but when you gotta have it you gotta have it !!!!!

HI will great photos. the fire Bayo with the knot did you buy that off Andrew Taylor ?

The combat bayos for the most part look really nice, Will. Only seven?

Hi Rob , it was originally an eick with knot that came from steve at pastglories here in the uk,i knew the frog and knot were not original to the eickhorn they came on so i put my better conditioned wkc with them!, knot strap was a bit frayed but did some minor restoration merely to make sure it did'nt snap the knot itself is in lovely condition ! really like these fire knots , did you think you recognised it ?

mpj , yup only seven now , 8th is en route as we speak , really looking forward to that one , nice tropical frog with it yummy! surprisingly for me who will really buy any condition price dependant , i am only now looking for ex ex+ quality matching combats now and i never thought i'd do that !!! but with dress bayos if i dont have the maker mark its going in my collection regardless , usually pretty lucky with some of the guys i deal with though , have you added anything recently
regards
will.

Hi, Will... I did add to my collection significantly in the last month -- but not by purchasing a bayonet. Instead I bought a collection of books on German edged weapons. I picked up the books by Wheeler, Weinand, Johnson (all in his series), Techet, Angolia and the full series by Wittmann. Next on the agenda is putting together a proper cabinet to hold my collection and also on which I can store my books. Then I will add more combat bayos. After buying two miss-matched combat bayos and one matching bayo, I will only be in the market for matching pieces. I figure if I buy only a few pieces a year, I'll have a really nice collection. But next, the storage cabinet! And I don't mind miss-matched pieces, but it's obvious to me that if I can have a matching piece for only 20-30 percent more money, it's worth it. Cheers!

very wise investments mpj, i look forward to seeing more of your collection as it grows , put a few up of any disply cases you make/aquire
regards
will.

Hi Will , yes i thought it was the one i handled at the liverpool fair two weeks ago .I agree with you on the knots they are a great design, a mate of mine has a beauty by eickhorn complete Rig , veteran Aquired keep trying to get it off him but he aint playing . Cheers Rob

where are you in the world rob , i take it that liverpool was in reach of you then ? (well obviously duh)

Am on the wirral mate . must confess am more of a dagger man but i do like nice bayos especially stag horn . i have a few nice ones that i will photograph when i work out how to do it .